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Chair Yoga
Fri, February 5, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join us each Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Chair Yoga live on the Fumo Family Library Facebook Page . The program will be taught by Kate Howell, a certified yoga teacher with over seven years of experience teaching in the Philadelphia area. Chair Yoga is a twist on traditional yoga making it…
Online English Conversation Group
Fri, February 5, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Virtual
Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. starting February 5 Join us for a free conversation circle. Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other international adults in a casual learning environment. Register at the link here and we will email you the information for Zoom. …
English Writing 101 Learning Circle
Fri, February 5, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Virtual
Fridays 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. starting February 5 Meet with other English language learners to improve your writing skills using the Universal Class database. For intermediate/advanced/fluent English learners. Register at the link here . For more informaiton, call…
Virtual Program | Free Shakespeare Read-Aloud Group: Troilus and Cressida (part one)
Sat, February 6, 2021
1:00 P.M.
Zoom
The Shakespeare Read-Aloud is continuing online! We meet twice per month on Zoom to read Shakespeare’s plays as a group, round-robin style, just like we did when we met in person at The Rosenbach. Be sure to register to receive email instructions ahead of the meeting time. All readers are…
Sundays with Frankenstein
Sun, February 7, 2021
2:00 P.M.
Zoom
Following our very successful series, Sundays with Dracula, which ran from May 3–November 15, 2020 (you can watch past episodes here!) we now bring to you a fifteen week exploration of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Shelley’s landmark monster novel was a…
Care Crisis: A Time Capsule of Art & Curating During a Pandemic
Mon, February 8, 2021
9:00 A.M.
Telephone
Enforced social isolation resulting from the pandemic threatens to leave local seniors more disconnected than ever before. To help combat the potential stress of this isolation, Parkway Central Library’s Senior Services and ART-LIT departments have collaborated with Moore College of Art…
Virtual Mindfulness Meditation via Facebook Live
Mon, February 8, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join Miss Abbe on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. live ( Fumo Family Library ) for some calm Mindfulness Meditation using a body scan and breathing techniques, ground your body and mind.
Virtual Baby Storytime with Miss Mary
Mon, February 8, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for Baby Storytime on Facebook live (ParkwayCentralChildrens) Mondays at 10:30 am! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! The storytime will be available on our Facebook page after the live event is over! This program is intended for our friends 2 years and under but anyone…
Virtual Reference Desk
Mon, February 8, 2021
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
BRIC’s business librarian misses you! Stop by the Virtual Reference Desk if you have a quick question for the librarian. The Virtual Reference Desk will be staffed Mondays in February from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. There is no pre-registration for this event. Questions…
VIRTUAL | Teen Reading Lounge
Mon, February 8, 2021
3:30 P.M.
Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Teen Reading Lounge is an award-winning, nontraditional book club for teens ages 12-18. Teens help to create the reading list for the program and, working with trained facilitators, to design creative and civic engagement projects that bring big ideas to life. Youth ages 12-18 must register…
Philadelphia Press Spotlight: The Shoutflower
Mon, February 8, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us and the Literature Department for our third annual Philadelphia Press Spotlight. We'll take an in-depth dive into the local journal The Shoutflower with its editors, who've curated a list of selected library titles for you.
Blogging to Build Your Brand
Mon, February 8, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Workplace
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Parkway Central Library
Blogging is one of the most effective, yet misunderstood, tools in your brand's marketing arsenal. Whether your brand is yourself or your business, dive into the tools and strategies needed to make launching and maintaining a successful blog easy. You don't have to be a writer to create…
Virtual-Holmesburg Library Book Club
Mon, February 8, 2021
6:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets virtually every two weeks on Monday night at 6:30PM. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch at kochd@freelibrary.org
Virtual Program | Watching wit Sisi
Mon, February 8, 2021
8:00 P.M.
www.facebook.com/PhilbrickHall
Join library assistant Sisi every Monday as she reviews streaming movies on a scale of one to five unruly quarantine eyebrows!
Intermediate English Virtual Classes
Tue, February 9, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for a FREE Intermediate English class online, taught by graduate students in the University of Pennsylvania TESOL program. 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays February 2 - April 15, 2021 To register, click the link here . For more…
Virtual Preschool Storytime
Tue, February 9, 2021
10:00 A.M.
Fumo Family Library
Join Mr. John for Storytime on Facebook live ( Fumo Family Library ) Tuesdays at 10:00 am! Enjoy stories, songs, and fun! This program is intended for preschoolers.
Virtual Storytime with Ms. Dana
Tue, February 9, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join Ms. Dana for stories, songs and silliness. Recommended for ages 2 and up, and their parents and caregivers. She will be conducting this storytime using Facebook live. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/LovettBranchFreeLibrary/ This program is…
Virtual Full Circle Career Workshop: Resume Re-Invention
Tue, February 9, 2021
12:00 P.M.
Workplace
at
Parkway Central Library
If you have a resume and still not getting call backs, this workshop is for you! If you would like more interviews, your resume may need improving and this workshop will show you how. There is rarely a resume that can’t be improved. This workshop is for jobseekers who have…
Virtual PAWS for Reading: Read to a Therapy Dog
Tue, February 9, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join us on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m. to read to a therapy animal friend from PAWS for people on a live video conference. Reading to a dog helps children develop confidence and skills for reading aloud! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/PAWSFreeLibrary
Virtual PAWS for Reading: Read to a Therapy Dog
Tue, February 9, 2021
3:00 P.M.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library
Join us on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m. to read to a therapy animal friend from PAWS for people on a live video conference. Reading to a dog helps children develop confidence and skills for reading aloud! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/PAWSFreeLibrary